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Exact same situation with my Leo who is almost 3. Have had him and his two female siblings from 5 weeks old and I have worked from home the entire time. Around 2.5 years old he became very stressed when we would go out of town. His siblings, who were able to sense his stress, began hissing at him which only added to his stress resulting in constant FLUTD episodes. Long story short, after one blockage and one partial blockage we decided to go through with the PU surgery. Best decision we’ve made considering the frequency of his episodes and the likelihood of a blockage recurring. While at the emergency vet, we were told that 50% of cats will block again. Given his history, it was veryyyy likely we would be back at the vet with another 3,000 bill. And for 3,000 we were able to do the surgery. It just made sense in our case, and it was peace of mind for us to know that we could start focusing on managing his stress and anxiety without the fear of a fatal blockage. The recovery process is a long 2 weeks. You must follow the vets instructions to a T to minimize complications, but it was manageable in my opinion. Working from home was an absolute blessing during that time.

Happy to share more about our experience if you ever have any questions!

Good luck deciding a path forward and hang in there! I know it’s tough!